BROWSE
townland
Baile na Creige
genitive: Bhaile na Creige
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Craigtown
(English)

Explanatory note

  • English

    A translation of the English placename which contains the Ulster Scots element craig.

Centrepoint

55.0875, -7.43922latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1740
Craigtowne
Protestant Householders 43
1830c
Craigtown
TAB
1835
Craigtown
BS Sketch Map:AL
1835
Baile na Creige
'town of the rock'
OD:AL
1835
Craigtown
OD:AL
1835
From Craig, a Rock
Finné:AL
1835
Craigtown
Finné:AL Revd. Wm. Hawkshaw
1835
Craigtown
Rec. Name:AL

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